The Raven's Wife by Amanda McKinney

Author:Amanda McKinney [McKinney, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798986252728
Published: 2023-01-19T18:30:00+00:00

Twenty minutes later, a pair of headlights cut through the living room windows. I finish positioning the log on the fire, dust myself off, and stride to the window.

Logan.

I open the door as he steps onto the porch. “You didn’t have to come.”

“I know.”

“Thank you. I’m so sorry, I—”

“No, no, don’t apologize. I could tell you were pretty shaken up.”

I nod. “Come in.” I close the door behind him. “It’s just so weird. I’ve lived here for four months now, and the landline has never rung. Not once. Literally, I’d forgotten we had it.”

“The person calling says nothing?”

“Right. Nothing. That’s the thing—they just sit there. I can hear them breathing.”

Logan’s gaze skirts the windows. “Mind if I take a look around?”

“No, please do. It would make me feel better. Again, I’m really sorry.”

He holds up a hand. “Please, Julia, don’t worry about it.”

I busy myself in the kitchen as Logan checks the window locks and the doors in the cabin.

After about ten minutes, he meets me in the kitchen. “Everything appears secure. Nothing seems out of place.”

Before I can catch myself, I say, “Listen, uh, there’s a spare bedroom here . . . if you want to stay.”

“No, I don’t want to intrude.”

“Please. It’s no imposition at all . . . and honestly, I’d rather you be here if the phone rings again. Maybe you could answer and scare away whoever is prank calling me. And it’s better than Hillside Campgrounds, right?”

Logan glances out the window at his truck, apparently tormented by this decision. I begin to wilt in embarrassment. But then—

“Okay, I’ll stay.”

I smile. “Great, thank you. I’ve got some fresh sheets—”

“I’ll sleep on the couch.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

White Knight.

After finishing cleaning the kitchen, I disappear into my bedroom as Daniel’s brother takes his place on my couch.

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